reel for a spare bowstring
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
lately; recently; nowadays
such; this sort of; like this
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
coefficient; factor; proportional constant
registration; accession; register; entry; record
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
by means of; due to; because of; according to
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
storehouse; warehouse; godown
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
mobilization; mobilisation
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!